BASICCOMPOSITION.COM VISUAL WRITING PROMPTS (for ...

BASICCOMPOSITION.COM VISUAL WRITING PROMPTS (for Individuals or Groups) Pencil Drawings +Draw a scene from nature. +Draw a scene which indicates your mood. +Draw a self-portrait. +Draw a sequence of events. +Draw a cartoon (with text and pictures). +Draw (with a partner) a portrait of your partner. +Draw a scene from a cityscape or urban environment. +Draw an animal. +Draw your life goals. +Draw a picture of an event from the past. +Draw a map to your home. +Draw a family tree (Put yourself in the center) +Draw a simple object in the classroom. +Draw some sort of inanimate object. +Draw a landscape. +Draw a vehicle (air, space, sea, or land). +Draw four frames of a cartoon (with text and pictures… using a single sheet of paper). +Draw a sign to warn people: “Use Other Door” +Draw instructions (without words) on how to wash a garment. +Draw instructions (without words) on how to cook a meal. +Draw a pie chart representing the ratio of men to women in your class. +Draw a bar chart representing the ratio of men to women in your class. +Draw/illustrate your favorite song (use any items/symbols/images which come to mind)

Paints/Crayons/Markets +Create portrait of a classmate. +Create a self-portrait. +Create a picture of a room in your home. +Create a picture of a loved one. +Create a picture of a ship on the ocean/sea/lake. +Create a picture of mountains rising over a valley. +Create a picture of a television with a TV show playing on it. +Create a picture of the Solar System viewed from far away. +Create a picture from basic geometric shapes (i.e., rectangles, triangles, etc.) +Create a picture from your insect’s point of view. +Create a map of your town/city. +Create a picture of a forest (using different shades/tints of green) +Create a magazine cover using only three to four colors. +Create a sign to caution people about a wet floor (using only two colors) +Create a picture of a tree. +Create a picture of the night sky. +Create a cartoon (without words) +Create a picture based on your favorite movie. +Create a handmade version of a personal photograph +Create a self-portrait of yourself as another race. +Create some political graffiti. +Create a picture using only black, white, and gray/silver. +Create a picture using darker shading and lighter shading. +Create a picture which uses the same colors you are wearing right now. +Create a simple picture of one object centered on a white background.

Glue/Paste Collage (from Magazines, Newspapers, or other print media) +Create a poem from found words. +Create a political statement from found words +Create an abstract picture of a person from found images. +Create a concrete picture of a person from found images. +Create an advertisement using a found picture and words. +Create a card for a loved one from text and found images. +Create a self-portrait from found materials. +Create a picture from smaller images and big images. +Create a picture of your ideal date from pictures. +Create a sign (where the words are made of pictures/picture-pieces). +Create an autobiographical picture or themed autobiographic piece. +Create a biographical picture or themed piece of a partner in class. +Create a story from found images and your own words. (Multiple pages) +Create a story based on a single image or picture. +Create a poem based on a single image or picture. +Create a news story based on a single image or picture. +Create a picture from found materials representing your life dreams/ambitions. +Create a picture from found materials representing yourself. +Create a picture from found materials representing someone you know.

Using Computers or Other Digitally-Generated Graphics +Design a pie chart showing the percentages of males to females in your class. +Design an advertisement for an imaginary product/service. +Design a magazine cover using a photo of a group member or friend. +Design a building/office space floorplan. +Design a floorplan for your dream home. +Design a ship (for water travel). Show front, side, and top views. +Design a cross-sectional graphic of a fruit or vegetable, and label its parts. +Design business letterhead for a fake company. +Design a business card for yourself. +Design an organizational chart of your institution’s administrations, include names and titles. +Design a slide show for a health-related issue. +Design a visual argument using text and images. +Design a visual argument using three frames on a single page. +Design a visual argument using four frames on a single page. +Design a monochromatic advertisement with a single color highlighting the focal point. +Design a satire/parody of an advertisement. +Design an advertisement/picture imitating the visual style of another designer/ad/picture. +Design a flowchart showing your post-graduation plans and/or paths/ideas for jobs. +Design a flowchart showing how you might ask a person on a date. +Design a few graphic icons which show different phases of the weather. +Design a concert pamphlet. +Design a pamphlet about a community service. +Design a pamphlet about a disease. +Design a menu for a faux restaurant. +Design an invitation for a party, using only three to four colors.

Using Video Cameras, Cameras, or Other Motion-Capture Media + Editing Software +Film a scene from nature. +Film a scene from a “bugs” point of view. +Film an opinion-based feature. +Film documentary. +Film a mock documentary. +Film a travel video about your area. +Film a how-to video. +Film a news story… include footage related to the story. +Film a public service announcement. +Film a news broadcast of top local and national news stories. +Film a “Sweded” movie. +Film a stop motion film using a series of images. +Film a stop motion film using hand-drawn images. +Film a zombie short film (comedic, horrific, or dramatic). +Film a vampire short film (comedic, horrific, or dramatic). +Film a stop-motion Lego film/action figures/other small media. +Film a puppet show about a serious topic. +Film a dating profile film of a classmate. +Film an interview of a senior student/professor. +Film an artist or songwriter or musician at work, and later include an interview with them. +Film some sports footage and provide commentary on the game (overdubbed). +Film a short originally-scripted film in the science-fiction genre. +Film a person cooking a recipe or a “cooking show.” +Film a commercial for an imaginary product or service.